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##  [Daniel Mathieu](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/blogger/daniel-mathieu)

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##  [You Shouldn’t Slow Your Cybersecurity Spending](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/you-shouldn-t-slow-your-cybersecurity-spending)

  Friday, 10 July 2020

  [Daniel Mathieu](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/blogger/daniel-mathieu)

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COVID-19 has changed the way that most business owners look at a dollar. For months, businesses have been making strategic budget cuts to try to stay afloat. Cybersecurity has been the ultimate growth industry over the past several years, but in the face of the pandemic, the market for these products and services is seeing substantial retraction. In fact, Gartner estimates that in 2020, the cybersecurity industry will shrink by almost $7 billion. Today, we’ll take a look at the cybersecurity market and why it is important not to slow your cybersecurity spending if you can help it.

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##  [Is Your Network Prepared to Reopen?](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/is-your-network-prepared-to-reopen)

  Thursday, 09 July 2020

  [Daniel Mathieu](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/blogger/daniel-mathieu)

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As businesses across Massachusetts start to reopen over the next weeks and months, it’s important to be aware of the health of your IT infrastructure as you start to come back into the office. Things are going to be different moving forward, and you may need to adjust your network in order to handle it.

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  [COVID-19](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/tags/covid-19)   [Mobile Office](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/tags/mobile-office)   [Network](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/tags/network)

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##  [How to Host a Watch Party and Watch Hamilton with Friends and Family](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/how-to-host-a-watch-party-and-watch-hamilton-with-friends-and-family)

  Wednesday, 08 July 2020

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Getting tickets to see Hamilton was difficult before the global pandemic. The last time I had checked, ticket prices were over $600 on the low-end, and that was to reserve them 9 months early. With the pandemic, well, it’s just best to stay home.

Fortunately, on July 3rd, Disney released the Tony Award-winning Broadway musical on Disney+. You no longer have to *Wait for It*. What if you want to watch Hamilton with your friends while still practicing social distancing? *We Know*, and we’re about to show you. Best of all, your friends won’t need to be *In the Room Where it Happens*. We’re probably not going to stop with the Hamilton song title puns either.

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  [Quick Tips](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/tags/quick-tips)   [Collaboration](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/tags/collaboration)   [COVID-19](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/tags/covid-19)

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##  [Test Your Backup!](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/test-your-backup)

  Monday, 06 July 2020

  [Daniel Mathieu](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/blogger/daniel-mathieu)

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Your data is vital for your organization’s continuity. Your data consists of everything from your company documents, accounting records, client contact information, prospects and leads, procedures, and everything else needed for you to keep operations running smoothly. That’s why all businesses need a solid backup solution that is monitored and tested regularly.

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  [Backup](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/tags/backup)   [Best Practices](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/tags/best-practices)   [Disaster Recovery](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/tags/disaster-recovery)

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##  [FBI Warns About Banking Scams](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/fbi-warns-about-banking-scams)

  Friday, 03 July 2020

  [Daniel Mathieu](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/blogger/daniel-mathieu)

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In response to the coronavirus pandemic, many people are avoiding human contact by turning to the Internet and mobile apps. On a national scope, mobile banking alone has seen an increase of 50 percent over just the last few months. In what certainly is no coincidence, the Federal Bureau of Investigation recently put out a warning that identified banking apps as likely targets for hackers.

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##  [Your Eyes Will Thank You if You Try This Microsoft Word Dark Mode Trick](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/your-eyes-will-thank-you-if-you-try-this-microsoft-word-dark-mode-trick)

  Wednesday, 01 July 2020

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If you spend a lot of time in front of a computer, eye strain can be a big problem. Staring at a screen for too long can be irritating, and some even experience headaches and exhaustion from it.

Fortunately, a lot of common applications have been deploying **dark** or **night modes**. Microsoft Word’s take on this has been, well, less than desirable. We’ll show you a way around it to help save your eyeballs a lot of strain.

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##  [Managed IT Services for Your Remote Workforce](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/newsletter-content/managed-it-services-for-your-remote-workforce)

  Tuesday, 30 June 2020

  [Daniel Mathieu](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/blogger/daniel-mathieu)

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Whether your business is just starting to open up, or your staff is diligently working remotely, the effects of COVID-19 are going to be long lasting for most businesses. For those of us who were lucky enough to get our employees situated and productive without putting them at risk, we’ve started to see the value in having the infrastructure to allow for remote access.

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  [Information Technology](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/tags/information-technology)   [Business](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/tags/business)   [COVID-19](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/tags/covid-19)

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##  [Technology You’ll Need as Your Business Grows](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/technology-you-ll-need-as-your-business-grows)

  Monday, 29 June 2020

  [Daniel Mathieu](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/blogger/daniel-mathieu)

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If you are an entrepreneur, changing the way that you look at your business can be pretty difficult. Many businesses start out with not much more than a ray of hope, so if your business is doing well, you must be doing something right. When demand makes you think bigger, your technology spend becomes a major priority. Let’s take a look at some of the changes a growing business has to make.

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##  [Smartphone Addiction and Its Effects](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/newsletter-content/smartphone-addiction-and-its-effects)

  Saturday, 27 June 2020

  [Daniel Mathieu](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/blogger/daniel-mathieu)

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Nowadays, most of us use smartphones; and, yes, probably most of us use them more than is healthy. There are those, however, that have come to depend on their mobile device so much that it completely dominates their lives. As people become even more attached to their phone, the impact this behavior has on their lives becomes more and more detrimental.

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##  [Do You Know How Your Hard Drive Saves Data?](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/do-you-know-how-your-hard-drive-saves-data)

  Friday, 26 June 2020

  [Daniel Mathieu](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/blogger/daniel-mathieu)

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A lot of people never stop and consider how their data is saved. It’s something we all have, from old photos of our family vacations to the files kept on the server back at the office, but not many people know the actual mechanics behind it. Today, we wanted to go over these specifics, and hopefully make it clear why we always advocate for backup practices.

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  [Hardware](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/tags/hardware)   [Hard Drive](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/tags/hard-drive)   [Data Storage](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/tags/data-storage-1)

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##  [Train Your Staff to Protect Your Business](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/newsletter-content/train-your-staff-to-protect-your-business)

  Thursday, 25 June 2020

  [Daniel Mathieu](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/blogger/daniel-mathieu)

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In the course of doing business, sometimes the mundane and repetitive tasks, or the responsibilities that employees don’t necessarily always consider to be part of their jobs, can be overlooked. Like any other business, yours needs people to be vigilant to ensure that it isn’t the victim of a phishing attack. If your team isn’t well-trained, or if it isn’t engaged in the fight against cybercrime, you may find that your business is a sitting duck.

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##  [How to Be Prepared for the Next Major Disruption to Business](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/how-to-be-prepared-for-the-next-major-disruption-to-business)

  Thursday, 25 June 2020

  [Daniel Mathieu](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/blogger/daniel-mathieu)

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At the time of writing this, it has been a little over a week since [Governor Charlie Baker had declared that Massachusetts enters Phase 2 of the reopening plan](https://www.masslive.com/coronavirus/2020/06/massachusetts-to-enter-phase-2-of-reopening-plan-on-monday-june-8.html). As many businesses have had to make massive changes over the last several months, a growing number are starting to settle in this new normal.

Now that we’ve been reminded just how much a situation outside of our control can affect our business’ and, potentially, our livelihoods, it’s time to look at ways to mitigate risks when future unforeseen events happen.

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##  [How to Optimize Your IT Costs with the Help of an MSP](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/how-to-optimize-your-it-costs-with-the-help-of-an-msp)

  Wednesday, 24 June 2020

  [Daniel Mathieu](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/blogger/daniel-mathieu)

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A business’ budget is the biggest authority over it. As a result, each business needs to spend some time adjusting their operational investments to put itself in the best position to reach its goals… a process that a managed service provider’s help can make much simpler. Let’s review some ways that an MSP can help a business get that much more out of its investment into its IT.

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##  [Working at the Office Has Its Benefits, Too](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/newsletter-content/working-at-the-office-has-its-benefits-too)

  Tuesday, 23 June 2020

  [Daniel Mathieu](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/blogger/daniel-mathieu)

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It’s incredible how working from home has become the new normal. Just a short time ago most business owners wouldn’t have batted an eye at shutting down the dreams of remote work, but because of the COVID-19 pandemic, they were forced to adjust the way they looked at the situation. Employees in several industries have been working from home ever since. Now that most places have begun to re-open, we thought we would remind you that there are actually some benefits to coming to the office.

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##  [Alert: Hackers Target Mobile Banking Apps, Warns FBI](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/alert-hackers-target-mobile-banking-apps-warns-fbi)

  Monday, 22 June 2020

  [Daniel Mathieu](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/blogger/daniel-mathieu)

  [Datalyst Blog](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/categories/blog)   [Security](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/categories/security)

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More people than ever are utilizing the conveniences of the Internet and mobile apps to avoid unnecessary human contact during the coronavirus pandemic. In fact, mobile banking alone has increased by 50 percent over the last few months, nationwide. In a recent PSA, the FBI warned that hackers are likely to be targeting mobile banking apps.

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  [Security](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/tags/security)   [Smartphone](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/tags/smartphone)   [Mobile Device](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/tags/mobile-device)

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##  [Why You Need to Consider How Your Data is Stored](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/why-you-need-to-consider-how-your-data-is-stored)

  Friday, 19 June 2020

  [Daniel Mathieu](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/blogger/daniel-mathieu)

  [Datalyst Blog](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/categories/blog)   [Security](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/categories/security)

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If you have a computer, it has data on it that you’ve stored. Whether it’s the novel you’ve been working on in your spare time or pictures from your kid’s sixth grade graduation on your home PC, or the databases and applications that your business’ infrastructure supports, all of this data is generally stored in exactly the same way. Whatever your case, you should know that your data is terrifyingly fragile - far too fragile to ever be kept in just one place. Let’s dive deeper.

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  [Network Security](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/tags/network-security)   [Data Storage](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/tags/data-storage-1)   [Data Security](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/tags/data-security)

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##  [Tip of the Week: How to React When Your Workspace Shifts](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/tip-of-the-week-how-to-react-when-your-workspace-shifts)

  Wednesday, 17 June 2020

  [Daniel Mathieu](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/blogger/daniel-mathieu)

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While it seems that some business will best be conducted remotely for some time yet, it is still very important to start planning for a return to in-house operations now. This will help them to hit the ground running when the floodgates open back up. For this week’s tip, we’re going over how to return to the office after working remotely, while also reviewing some best practices for adjusting to remote work (just in case).

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  [Productivity](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/tags/productivity-1)   [Tip of the Week](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/tags/tip-of-the-week)   [Remote Work](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/tags/remote-work)

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##  [Is Your Team Following Best Security Practices When They Work Remotely??](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/is-your-team-following-best-security-practices-when-they-work-remotely)

  Tuesday, 16 June 2020

  [Daniel Mathieu](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/blogger/daniel-mathieu)

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If your business is fortunate, your team may be or is able to work remotely. However, even though your team is not in the office, your business still has a responsibility to secure your clients’ data. As your team will always be your weakest link when it comes to data security, you must ask yourself: is your remote team in compliance with Massachusetts' Data Protection Law?

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  [COVID-19](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/tags/covid-19)   [Data Protection](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/tags/data-protection)   [Security](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/tags/security)

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##  [PCI Compliance and Your Business](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/pci-compliance-and-your-business)

  Monday, 15 June 2020

  [Daniel Mathieu](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/blogger/daniel-mathieu)

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The days of the cash-only business are over. It doesn’t matter if your business is a multinational corporation or you cut grass for a living, accepting payment cards is not only convenient for your customers, most of the time it’s the most secure way to get paid. In an effort to protect the personal and financial information of consumers who have come to depend on their payment cards, the banks that back the credit card industry have developed a regulation that businesses who process cards need to adhere to. Today, we will go over this regulation and how it affects small and medium-sized businesses

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  [Compliance](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/tags/compliance)   [Regulations](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/tags/regulations)   [PCI DSS](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/tags/pci-dss)

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##  [Not All Threats are External](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/not-all-threats-are-external)

  Friday, 12 June 2020

  [Daniel Mathieu](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/blogger/daniel-mathieu)

  [Datalyst Blog](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/categories/blog)   [Security](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/categories/security)

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As much as a business relies on its technology, it relies just as much upon its employees to properly put that technology to use. Unfortunately, this can very easily expose the business to various threats that involve their employees. Understanding these insider threats is crucial for a business, especially given how current events may tempt those who would never have considered them otherwise.

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  [Data](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/tags/data)   [Security](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/tags/security)   [Data Breach](https://datalyst.directivesites.com/blog/tags/data-breach)

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